Anxiety Options

[karmakiller]

Ok, since this isn't a bear-your-soul kinda forum, I'm not going to do that, but lately I've been having lots of issues with Anxiety. It's always been a problem, but it seems like it's getting worse.

I'll have anxiety attacks (they're different than panic attacks), whenever I find myself in a crowd my heart beats really fast and find myself telling myself to calm down and just breathe.

My question is if any of you have any problems with anxiety? What do you do to cope with it? Have you sought any professional help?

I'm been thinking that I should go see someone for it, but I don't even know where to begin

[karmakiller]

Thanks guys. Krystal, I'm so glad that you're doing well handling your panic attacks. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who feels this way. I really don't know what it is. Lately, I'll just start freaking out over little things, and sometimes it makes me feel like I'm bi-polar. The night before last I started having a panic attack and felt like something really bad was going to happen, like someone was going to die. Honestly, it makes me feel like I'm some sort of freak.

I've had a lot of issues with my anxiety and school. I've always had issues at school with it, mainly because of all the people and sometimes I get panicy around a lot of people. But ever since Sophmore I've found myself not wanting to be alone walking the halls of school. Sophmore year I was walking in the halls during class when two kids brought guns to school, I was fine, but I think seeing them like that affected me. I never really thought of it, because my main panic isn't focused on those kids, but I must say that I have an irrational fear that there's going to be a Columbine at my school now.

I've been contemplating going and talking to my case manager at school about what my options might be. I mean, she's gone to school and gotten her masters in stuff like this, and since I trust her I think she might be able to point me in the right direction. I just don't want to lay out a lot of money and get no benefit from professional help.